FACTORY TEST DRIVES!
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FACTORY TEST DRIVES!
IF ANYONE GOES TO PICK UP A FACTORY ORDERED TRUCK, AND THE DEALER TELLS YOU THAT THE FACTORY PICKED YOUR TRUCK AT RANDOM FOR A TEST DRIVE, MAKE SURE THAT IF ITS A 4x4, THEY UNLOCKED THE FRONT HUBS. WE PICKED ONE UP, DIDN'T CHECK IT, THINKING THEY WOULD KNOW BETTER, DROVE IT HOME, AND WHEN WE WENT TO GO TRY OUT THE 4X, IT WAS ALREADY LOCKED.
OH WELL.
THE NOR-CAL REDNECK
OH WELL.
THE NOR-CAL REDNECK
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>I was told not to run it in 4wd on the street, something
>about not enough slip on paved roads.
True,but it isn't in 4wd until you shift the transfer case.The 3/4 and 1 ton Dodges always turn the axles because they don't have hubs.
When I took my new truck home a few months ago I noticed that the hubs were locked as soon as I had the wheel turned sharp while backing up.It hadn't been randomly test driven by the factory either.I don't know when they were locked,but it's not really a big deal.
>about not enough slip on paved roads.
True,but it isn't in 4wd until you shift the transfer case.The 3/4 and 1 ton Dodges always turn the axles because they don't have hubs.
When I took my new truck home a few months ago I noticed that the hubs were locked as soon as I had the wheel turned sharp while backing up.It hadn't been randomly test driven by the factory either.I don't know when they were locked,but it's not really a big deal.
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From: Two Harbors, MN
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When I picked my truck up from the dealer, the hubs were locked on it but the transfer case wasnt in 4WD.
Here in MN, I run with my hubs locked 6 months a year. Just think that locking them lubricates them in the winter. Maybe so Maybe not but thats what I do..
Anyone else have the hubs locked upon delivery?
Here in MN, I run with my hubs locked 6 months a year. Just think that locking them lubricates them in the winter. Maybe so Maybe not but thats what I do..
Anyone else have the hubs locked upon delivery?
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I've also been told by some that if you're not using the 4wd much, that you should lock the hubs every so often to keep everything lubed. I can tell ya from experience that it's a good idea to shift the transfer case every now and then and make sure there's lube on the linkage. It's not a fun job to free it up if it seizes.
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Wow I thought it was odd that mine where locked in when I bought it to. I checked before I left the dealer. My salesman that was standing their figured it was local kids or somthing that locked them in. Doesn't hurt nothin.
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Tuned
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If I recall correctly, back in the "old" days it was recommended that you drove with the hubs locked in (transfer case in 2wd high) for the first couple of hundred miles.
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When I picked up mine the hubs were locked. I mentioned it to the salesman and he said they recommend running it for the first hundred miles or so with the hubs locked to get everything lubricated good, since everything is new and all. I thought maybe it was just something my dealer did but it's sounds like it's something done at the factory, but not all the dealers or sales people realize it.
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I never buy the vehicle I test drive, seems there is allways a stain on the passenger side seat from the salesman and around 5 yeti miles on the truck witch equals out to 900 normal person miles
We have a saying in the racing world, "Drive It Like You Stole It"
I apply it to test drives as well as race cars
I just don't understand why my friends won't let me borrow their trucks??
We have a saying in the racing world, "Drive It Like You Stole It"
I apply it to test drives as well as race cars
I just don't understand why my friends won't let me borrow their trucks??
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Ah yes... test drives. The sweet sound of a tight motor with only 15 miles on it spinning up to 5200 RPM. The fear in the salesman's eye as his head snaps back on launch. The faint-hearted squeals as you cruise down the highway at 80mph trying to test every button & **** and check out the glove box (from the driver's seat).
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>The fear in the salesman's eye as his head snaps back on launch.
You mean you're suppose to have a salesman with you when you go for the test drive ?
My salesman backed it out of the shop then let me have it to take for a spin while he went and did something else. Of course I had ordered it and all. I guess that's just part of the perks of a small town dealer 
You mean you're suppose to have a salesman with you when you go for the test drive ?
My salesman backed it out of the shop then let me have it to take for a spin while he went and did something else. Of course I had ordered it and all. I guess that's just part of the perks of a small town dealer
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From: Spearfish SD
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Aren't small town dealers great!!!! The salesman at the dealer I buy from, never goes for a ride with me. They just toss me the keys and away I go. The salesman lives a couple of miles away from me, and when I need to have something done to one of my trucks, I drop the truck off at his house, he takes it to work with him the next morning, they fix it, he drives it back to his house in the evening, and I pick it up after 8PM. 